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Distracted by Your Phone’s Vibrations? Android 15 Offers a Fix
Have you ever wished your phone would stop buzzing so aggressively with every notification? Android 15’s Adaptive Vibration might be the feature you’ve been waiting for. What Is Adaptive Vibration? Adaptive Vibration is a feature in Android 15 that automatically adjusts your phone’s vibration intensity based on your surroundings. It uses the phone’s microphone and sensors to detect noise levels…
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Years Later, I Miss My Phone’s Notification LED
I had used the notification LED for years until I got a Galaxy S21 FE, which dropped it in favor of an Always on Display. AOD failed to impress me, and while I still miss the notification LED, I’ve gotten a worthy replacement that keeps the notification LED flame burning brighter than ever. The Notification LED Allowed Me to See…
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Jio 5G Has a New Trick up Its Sleeve to Help Save Your Phone’s Battery Life
Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) just shared the Q2 financial Year 2025 earnings call report, and aside from all the financial jargon, it sheds light on some exciting news for Jio SIM holders. The company claims that its Jio 5G network will help save up to 40% battery life on smartphones. It shows that the company will start using smart…
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Some iPhone 14 Plus phones have a camera issue, but Apple may fix it for free
Apple announced a new service program to fix iPhone 14 Plus phones that have rear cameras that won’t show a preview. Apple has determined that the rear camera on a very small percentage of iPhone 14 Plus devices may exhibit no preview. Affected devices were manufactured between April 10, 2023 to April 28, 2024. If your iPhone 14 Plus is affected —…
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No more Galaxy? — Samsung just tipped to rebrand its flagship phones
With stories of Samsung struggling against Apple and the iPhone in America, as well as at home in Korea, a new report claims that Samsung is looking to potentially rebrand away from the long-running “Galaxy” naming convention. The report from the Korean publication E-Today (via tipster Jukanlosreve on X) claims that Samsung is exploring rebranding the company’s flagship smartphones with…
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OxygenOS 15 Will Bring Android 15 to OnePlus Phones
Android 15 is out of the door, both on the AOSP and on Pixel phones, which means other OEMs are to follow suit soon. One company that is usually prompt with updates is OnePlus, and the company has just announced that it will begin beta-testing OxygenOS 15. OnePlus has just unveiled its latest mobile operating system, OxygenOS 15. OnePlus avoided…
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Google Chrome Is Fixing Autofill on Android Phones
Google has announced that the Android version of its Chrome browser will at long last permit compatible password managers to autofill forms on websites and in apps. Before this change, third-party password managers (1Password, Bitwarden, Proton Pass, etc.) used to rely on Chrome’s compatibility mode for autofilling. It was far from ideal because of glitches such as “janky page scrolling…
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Best Portable Chargers and Power Banks for Phones and Laptops
Some portable chargers can power your devices faster than others. This is largely determined by the kinds of ports the charger is equipped with and their max wattage output. Take a look at the port options on different models when shopping. Portable chargers are usually outfitted with USB-C ports and USB-A ports, which both can be rated for different…
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Qualcomm Confirms Cyberattack on Android Phones with Its Chipsets
From your Android smartphone’s battery suddenly running out quickly to spotting new apps that you don’t remember installing, how many times have you gotten paranoid about your device being hacked? Turning your worst nightmares into reality, Qualcomm today opened up about a zero-day vulnerability in its chipsets, which has now been patched, that made Android smartphones prone to a cyberattack.…
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MediaTek’s new flagship chipset is ready for AI and tri-fold phones
MediaTek has formally announced its new flagship mobile chipset, the Dimensity 9400. It has the year-over-year spec bumps we’d expect to see, along with a few future-looking features just to cover all the bases. The 9400 is built on a 3nm process and is “up to 40 percent more power-efficient” than its predecessor, the 9300. It comprises one Arm Cortex-X925 core…
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